Cynthia's Chocolate Crinkles

Chocolate Crinkles

2 C. white sugar
1 C. baking cocoa, sifted
1/2 C. vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 C. all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 C powdered sugar (for rolling)

1) Mix sugar, cocoa, oil in a medium bowl.
2) Beat in the eggs one at a time.
3) Add vanilla and mix well.
4) Sift dry flour, baking powder and salt together. Stir into chocolate mixture. Mix well.
5) CHILL dough, covered, for FOUR HOURS. (You can cheat in the freezer if you must, but don't skip this step!)
6) Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Using 1 tablespoon of dough for each cookie, form dough in balls. Roll each in powdered sugar.
7) Bake on a greased cookie sheet 7 minutes (for fudgy cookies) or 9 minutes (for crisper cookies). Cool on tray 5 minutes before removing to cooling rack.

You can also substitute peppermint extract for the vanilla and roll the dough in blenderized candy canes. Yum.